Amy Sherman-Palladino, the creator of Gilmore Girls, reunited with stars Lauren Graham and Kelly Bishop at PaleyFest, revealing fascinating behind-the-scenes facts about the show as it approaches its 25th anniversary. Sherman-Palladino originally pitched a different series, but when asked for alternatives, she created the idea of a mother-daughter duo who are more like friends. Lauren Graham's role as Lorelai almost went to someone else, as casting director insisted on her despite early doubts from Sherman-Palladino. The reunion underscored the show's lasting impact and nostalgia for many fans.
When Amy first pitched Gilmore Girls, it wasn't the show she came in to talk about at all. In fact, she'd pitched a different show entirely that she'd put a ton of work into, but they weren't interested. When they asked if she had anything else, she said, "There's a thing about like a mother and daughter and they're more like friends than mother and daughter." Despite her having nothing more than that prepared about the show, they said, "OK, we'll buy that." Amy said after getting out of the meeting, she turned to her manager and said, "I don't know what that show is. I don't have anything more than that, that's all I have." After that, Amy spent a weekend in Connecticut and came up with the details of the show. And thus, Gilmore Girls was born.
Lorelai Gilmore almost wasn't played by Lauren Graham. At the time of casting, she was attached to another show. Gilmore Girls's casting director really wanted Amy to see Lauren for the role, wholeheartedly believing she'd been the perfect fit, but she was staunchly against it, saying, "I don't care, because if I can't have her, I don't want to see her.... I didn't want to fall in love with her.... If I can't have her, I don't want to know that she exists." Eventually, when Amy did see her audition, after the first line, she knew Lauren was her girl. "She walked in, and after her first line, I knew I had found my Lorelai."
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